9. Use of Fictional Timeouts

Tony Romo almost found out the wrath of using a timeout that didn't even exist Week 11 against the Washington Redskins.

Chris Webber will forever be remembered for using a timeout his Michigan Wolverines team didn't have in the 1993 NCAA basketball championship game, thus losing possession because of a technical foul and pushing the game out of reach.

This action is much worse when done by a coach, seeing how clock management is a top priority.

When fans know the timeout situation of their team, albeit maybe just because of the TV showing us, players should certainly be aware of how many they have left.

8. Caught Cussing

This isn't as much about obscenities like the "F" or "S" words as it is about derogatory, homosexual slurs. Kobe Bryant found out that combining the two is like mixing pills with alcohol.

We understand these players often get caught up in the heat of the moment with their competitiveness, but degrading millions of people because of it isn't tolerated, even if the words being used by someone like Bryant are particularly hollow.

Alienating large parts of fanbases isn't the way to go, and that's the smallest issue with this.

6. Post-Play Garbage

There's a huge difference between playing rough within the confines of the game and taking out frustration through horrendous post-play actions.

We can live with dirty play between the whistles, but it makes me feel terrible to even watch when Ndamukong Suh pulls a stunt like he did on Thanksgiving. How great do you think the endorsers of Mr. Suh felt when his commercials were played all day on a prominent television day?

At least Albert Haynesworth owned up to his mistake after the game, unlike Detroit's defensive tackle.

4. Ignorance of Rules

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There are not many worse feelings than when your team's best player publicly admits to not knowing a possible scenario could happen.

It doesn't matter if this has only happened with Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia, when the quarterback acknowledged in the postgame press conference that he didn't know a game could end in a tie. This is a terrible sin, especially when the majority of fans are well aware of the rule.

This is easily ranked ahead of bad coaching decisions because not knowing a rule like this alters the strategic moves and in-game strategy.

3. Lying Down on the Job

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It doesn't have to necessarily mean taking the phrase literally, as Albert Haynesworth did on this glorious occasion.

Lack of effort is inexcusable to the common man, former players and current teammates of those who give minimal or no effort. Many fans would love to be professional athletes, and we cannot envision under any circumstance not giving 100 percent.

2. Performance-Enhancing Drugs

We've seen it all too often. No matter how good a certain player is, steroids or any other banned substance tarnishes anything accomplished when the evidence is stacked against that athlete.

The Lance Armstrongs and Andy Pettittes of the world have a better chance, but whose word can we really trust as fans? Picking and choosing is a difficult game, and we never really know how accurate our assessments are.

1. Gambling

This easily beats out PEDs. Cheating to better one's performance doesn't seem like anything when compared to throwing games for money.

Whether it's Pete Rose as Cincinnati's manager or the "Black Sox Scandal," this cannot be shaken, as we've seen by the remembrance of a scandal from 1918. Field of Dreams, arguably the best sports movie of all time, was even based on the Chicago baseball team's terrible act.